Just a few thoughts...

It's been a busy week this week. I gained some great insights from making my own personal constitution and enjoyed writing my book report on the subject. I also found that I could overcome my fears just by considering the worst of them and making a plan on what I would do if we in that situation. Talking a little bit more about my personal constitution I found that setting up a role module and noticing where I am in relation to that may seem like a daunting task. However I found that just by writing "I am" statements is a great motivator. I found that setting both long term, short term and daily goals can be so much easier when I set my values and what matters most in my life. 

I admired this quote by President Thomas S Monson:

"Vision without effort is daydreaming; effort without vision is drudgery; but vision, coupled with effort, will obtain the prize."

Here are few notes I took as I studied the lessons this week.

From: How Will You Measure Your Life by By Clayton M. Christensen.

First, how can I be sure that I’ll be happy in my career? Second, how can I be sure that my relationships with my spouse and my family become an enduring source of happiness? Third, how can I be sure I’ll stay out of jail?

“Doing deals doesn’t yield the deep rewards that come from building up people.” How Will You Measure Your Life by By Clayton M. Christensen.

The choice and successful pursuit of a profession

is but one tool for achieving your purpose. But with

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without a purpose, life can become hollow

“If you study the root causes of business disasters,

over and over you’ll find this predisposition toward

endeavors that offer immediate gratification. If you

look at personal lives through that lens, you’ll see

the same stunning and sobering pattern: people al

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locating fewer and fewer resources to the things they

would have once said mattered most”

Tom Kelley “Do What You Love”

What are you good at? What are you born to do? What will people pay you to do? Who will you work with?

Think about this intersection?

Jim Collins told his story of finding what he was “born” to do. Working at HP he wasn’t happy so he started keeping a journal and then found that he should go into systems thinking.

Jeff Hawkins “Effective Choices, Not longer days.”

You can be effective without working hard, make one decision every day that is better than its competitor. Any company can do better by making better decisions, not necessary working really, really hard.

Sharon Mays “How can one Woman’s individuality cause the fast food industry to turn a new leaf?”

“either do it or stop talking about it”

“It takes that belief in yourself and your business.”

“The only thing that can stop you is you.” “Find your dream and give it life, you never know where it is going to take you.”

Jim Richie “Take Control of Your Life -Launching Leaders - Lesson 3

Network, Network, Network.

3 Principles for succes

1. The Tri-quation
2. The productivity pyramid
3. A personal constitution

The Tri-quation

Self esteem, productivity, event control

The productivity pyramid

Foundation: Governing Values, Long Term Goals, Short Term Goals, Daily Tasks.

Personal Constitution

Written Description of you

-I am format

Describe the values that make up the ideal you

Prioritize your values. Example, Integrity and financial independance.